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    Semi "Weekly Tribune
In L. Bare, Edker asd Publisher.
BDDSOnirTION UATK8I
One-Year, caah In advance ...It. 26
Months, cash in advance W eta
Entered at North IMatto. Nebraaka, rontofflce
ai second claM matter.
TyESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1010.
PAGES 11 AND 12.
$lory of Lady Hamilton.
Tlu ator.v of Ani.v l.yoii. 1 1st- dnugh
tcr of the humble Cheshire villager,
who by her wondrous beauty rose to
n pitch of Iitiiopouti renown. 1h nil us
tonlshlng Instance or beauty's power.
The future I.uily Ilatiilllini wns ohrls
toned Amy, but after trying I lit vnrl
ous changes or Amyly. ISniyly mill
Emily lluiilly adopted Utniim and.
wishing also a change of surname,
christened herself Hart when nt slx
teen she cmno to Loudon iir lady's
maid. After an cxtnionllimry career
of vicissitudes she ciiiiiu under the pro
tection, of the Uon. Clmrleti Orevllle,
who Introduced her to Itomncy. who
was inspired by hur loveliness to pulnt
from her some of his llnest pictures.
Sbo nlso snt to lteyuolds. Uoppner and
Lawrence and to numerous artists In
Italy whon nt tweutyrulght slip hud
become the wife of tho ambassador
at Naples. Sir William Hamilton.
Thero, slio met Nelson,. rind thereafter
her history is intwlned with his own.
She was obliged nt tlfty to (lco from
her creditors to Calais, whero sho died
in 1015, London Strand Magazine
Waco and Arkansas.
Every, town bns.a right to pronounco
Its nnmo In Its own way. but Toxnnu
never iseemcd to get together on tho
pronunciation of tho name "Waco."
Years ago Toxas was represented by
two senators, one of whom called tho
town "Way-ke," whqreaa the other in-
slstcd ,l( was "Wnek-ko." The reading
clerkshnd u merry tlmo. If the word
were read ono way the opposing setiu-
tor would mnko a complaint, and vice
vcrsn.
It recalls tho tlmo when Arknusns
was represented In tho senato by (Jar'
land and, Walker Pup Insisted that
the stato.sljould be called "ArluinsaH.
ust,aaVit Is spoiled.' The other always,
tuslsted. upon, 'A'rkansaw." John ,1.
Ingnlls, who twnB presiding ollleer of
the senato In tbose-uuys, had tho mat
ten ilowu to such , a 'nlcbtV that lid
would rocognlzo tho ono as "tho sena
tor ,from 'ArknuBas'" and the other
as "tho (sonntor from Arknusnw,' " be,
lng very caroful to giro each senator
his favorlto pronunciation, WuBUlng
ton Cor. St Louis Star.
Opened His Eyes.
Tho dapper llttlo traveling mnn
glanced nt tho menu and thou looked
at tho pretty waitress. "Nice day, llt
tlo one," ho began.
"Yes, it is," Bho ausworcd, "utid bo
was yesterday, aud my namo Is Ella.
and I know I'm a llttlo peach and
liavo pretty bluo oyes, and I've been
here qulto nwhllo and llko tho place,
and t dou't think I'm too ntco a girl to
bo working in a hotol. If i did I'd tilt
my job. Aud my wages are satisfac
tory, aud I dou't kuow tfjthoro Is u
Show or a danco In town tonight, aud
If tboro s I shall uot go with you.
and I'm from tho country, and I'm n
respectable girl, and my brother Is
cook In tills hotol, and ho Weighs UOO
poumw, ami msi wueu no wipeu up
this dining room lloor with n fresh
fifty dollar n month travollng man
who tried to flirt with mo. Now,
what'll you have?"
Tho dappor llttlo travollng man said
he was not very hungry aud a cup of
coffconnd Boroo hot cn Ices would do.-.
uxenango.
Lord Southey's Guillotine.
The most cccoutrlc action of an oo-
contrlo mnu was Lord Southoy'a cool
arrnngomeut for sulcldo by meuns of
n guillotine He had n magnltlcent ono
erected lu the drawing room of his
houso in tho Ruo du Luxembourg at
u!!to(?0MCtll?0rQf(1cb?111'
laid with gold and silver tho frame,
work carved with artistic skill; tho
knife, sharp as n razor, was of polished
and ornamented Btool. Preparing for
death, his lordship had his hair cut
close, and, clothed In a robe of whlto
ellk, ho kneeled upon tho platform tin
dcr tho knlfo beforo a mirror and
pressed the spring which should re
lease the knlfo. But tho spring failed
to work, nnd tho would bo sulcldo do
elded to give tho guillotine to a mu
seum Instead of (nuking a second at
tempt to end bis life. It Is said that
he made an annual pilgrimage to see
th gulllotlno until tho end of his life.
How the Chinese Proerve Grapes.
To proscrve grapes tho Chinese cut
a circular pleco out of a ripo pumpkin
or gourd, making nu aperture largo
enough to admit the hand. Tho In
terlor Is cloaned out, the grapes placed
Inside and tho cover replaced and
pfestfoa In firmly. The lAtrapklna ufo
then put In a cool plate, aud tub
rfatfetf retain their frwbufisU fdr a idng
time, direful riole'ctftto of thb pump
kin is requisite, thb ddmmou. Hold
ptjtnpklni buwov'er, bolng wall adapted
for la purpose,
Quite Willing to Migrate.
A traveler passing through a fever
Infected locality said to uu Irish resi
dent:
"Pat, I'm surprised that you stay in
a place where peoplo dlo so, thick and
fast."
"Faith," rejoined Pat, "If you'll bo
aftber tellla' me ay a k plate where
nsyplft Plver! .ill .Ofitt JflWV VxW i
STICK TO YOUR TRADE
By B. CRITTENDEN LYTLE.
Copyrlsht, 1910. by American Press Asso
cUtloti.
Wo movo In ruts. Getting accustom
cd to ono kind of work, we are unfitted
for another. Let n' husband ask his
wife to buy him a fw cigars and tho
wrappers will likely be pupcr colored,
(o look like tobacco leaf. Let n wife
ask' her husband to biro n mnld and,
though she may bo comely, sho will
hav'o' to bo got rid of luslantcr.
Oho would supposo that all soldier
ing Is alike. Nothing of tho kind. An
lufdtitrymau knows nothing about can
non; an artilleryman knows nothing
about the signal service.
These remarks a to a preface to the
rpcltal of an attempt to make a tighter
out of a musician an army musician.
Jacob Qobcler was a bugler in one of
tho regular regiments. Whcu tho regi.
mcnt was preparing to go to Cuba at
tho tlmo of the Spanish-American war
ho became ambitious to bo a real sol
dlor instead of n tootcr. Ills sergeant
told, him thnt ho had better stick to his
buglo, but Jacob said that whcu a
bugler was killed In battle thcru was
no glory in his death. He preferred to
die with weapons In his hands Instead
of a bugle.
So Jacob been mo n soldier and was
in tho first battle fought after tho
troops lauded near Santiago. Unfortu
nately It was his first fight, and ho was
rattled. Meu wcro being shot down
bosldo him by nil enemy they could
not seo. Sotno of tho corps wcro got
ting back; others were standing. Ja
cob got It Into Ills hend that ho should
sound a retreat. Putting his handbnek
to grasp his l-'iglc, ho found a revolver
instead. 1'uttlng tho muzzle into his
mouth, ho tried to blow. In his ex
citement ho must hnvo pulled tho trig
gcr, for ho was brought to his senses
by feeling something warm ou his Jnw,
aud, putting his hand there, ho found
blood pouring from n holo In his cheek.
The wonder was that the bullet had
not gone through the vertebrae at tho
back of his neck nnd killed lilin. He
must have blown through a corner of
his mouth,
Jacob was lu a hospital till pretty
near the end of tho war. It would
hnvo been better for him to return to
tho duties of a bugler, but tho holo
hi lils check didn't close up, and an
nttohlpt to blow n buglo would scud;
all tho wind out nt tho side of his
faco Instead of through his buglo.
Wluin Jncob returned to duty ho
found It Imposslblo to explain to his
comrades how ho cmno by tho holo
In Ills check. Tho story got out. and ,
hb w'm laughed at. This fired him
with a deslro to redeem himself. Ho
longed for an opportunity, nnd tho
opportunity came. Thero was no lack
of fighting around Hantlago. Truo, tho
Spanish and American forces wero
standing off from ono another, but ( lay now almost at death's door,
thero wcro sorties and charges. Quo Bcsldo I1I3 bed stood the doctor nnd
dny Jncob wns in somo very thick tho auctioneer's wife, anxiously watch
fighting. Tho colonel wns racing nbout lng each symptom, each movement,
with his bugler at his heels blowing each respiration.
his orders whon suddenly tho buglo
dropped from Ids hand nud ho fell
from his horse. The colonel, seeing his
buglor kuoclced out, looked nbout for
another, but thero was 110110 nt baud.'
Tho captain of Jacob's company, real
izing his predicament, cried out:
'Wo'vo got a bugler here, colonel.
Gobelor, get up thero on thnt horsel"
Gobelcr, obedient and forgetting thnt
ho had beou disqualified to blow or- hear 105 for a pulse thut has been Hin
ders by his wound, nicked up tho nine? stnndllr. for fortv-soven venrs nnd
bugle, mounted tho horso nnd placed
hlmseir directly lu tho colonel's rear.
irjl0 Spaniards wero preparing to crush
XQ American troops ou that part of
the .Held. The colonel snw n brlgndu
of tho enemy swinging round on ins
right to get In his rear nud gnvo Jacob
nii'ofdor to signal n chnngo of front,
jflC0b- put his buglo to his lips nnd
blow, but thero was uo sound. All tho
wind was golug out through the hole
ill hla cheek.
The colonel looked at him lu surprise
nud anger. Jucob clapped his band to
his cheek, but did not succeed lu fore-
lng tho wind through tho bugle. Shut-
tlug bis mouth, ho put tho bugle to the
holo lu his cheek, Since 110 wlud could
?,ot ou.t 'l1!"0" b,lS T.Utb lt W,nt
through his cheek. At any rate.
enough of it got through tho bugle to
faintly sound the colonel's order. But
Jacob's delay gavo tho euomy an ad-
vnntago that pretty nearly caused the
capture of tho regiment. It was saved
only by support coming lu tho nick
of time. When the tlghtlug was over
Ihn nnlntinl stn 1 1 er mi rn 1 1I nnh'd An n.
tho colonel called out to Jacob's cap
tain:
"Keep that man In tho ranks, cap
tain, He's uo good for ft bugler."
"no was a good bugler, colouel, but
ho Insisted on uoluc Into tho ranks.
Tho first thing be did was to try to
blow
holo 1
for cither
A flN tilt., ..(.lu.lll.
cuted by tho men that ho tried to get
blmsolf killed lu order to pscapa their
Jokos.. To make roattors worso lt seom-
ed thtt all tho buglers In tho army
wore gottiug shot, and tho command-
Jug olUcera wero always sending for
meu who could souud tho calls'. It Was
conejautly; "Say, Gobolor, you Can
blow 11 buglo, can't you? Ob, I .forgot.
Ybu I'.uiued yburvlud trying to Ulow
down tho muzsjle of a pistol." . TheB6
nud othor references to his misfortune
so worked upou Jacob that he gavo up
trying to bo a horo and concluded to
sink into nu Inferior buglor. Going to
tho hospital, ho secured n hot- water
bag .nnd turned It Into a wind bag,
mnklng a closo connection with rubber
bands between Its mouth nud thnt of
lils buglo. Thou ho offered himself to
his colonel to sound calls,, and, thero
being no one olse to fill tho place, Jn
a signal on his pistol aud shot a ,:,::: . "',..'7.: ",.;.Tt Ti" lnnus in tho state asiting jr Ttmottiy
n his cheek. Now he's no good w uu """V . " Menghor hud any deposits thero. So
ft soldier or n buglor." v"4,"?,, Ju1""h cn savings banks replied that bank
HIS BUMPS.
Tho Explanation Given by the Book on
Phrenology.
Thoy were newly marrjed nnd Mere
calling upon one of ttie friends of the
brldo who had been particularly pleas
ant upon tho occasion of their wed
ding. The bridegroom, apropos of
nothing, began to talk about phrenolo
gy and told how his wlfo had dlscov
cred two very prominent bumps ou the
back of his hend. lie was proud of
them. So was she, nud sbo passed him
n roil ml that tho host and hostess might
foci the bumps and kuow of their ex
istence. Then sho explained:
"My book on phrenology Bays that
they mean good memory and generos
ity," It was evident thnt she was proud
of tio facts, nnd so was he. Ilut the
host, being of an Inquiring turn of
mind, wished to satisfy himself, so ho
got down n phrenological work from
ono of his library shelves and after
much labor found tho bumps ou the
chart. Turning to tho notes, he rend,
seriously at first, then unsteadily. Tho
brldo became suspicious, but sho was
gamo and said:
"Read it out loud. Plcaso dol" And
tho host rend:
"Theso bumps nro most frequently
found on cats and monkeys."
Other topics consumed tho remain
der of tho visit, which fas brief.
Now York Sun.
THE CABINET LEAK.
Daniel Webster Was Not Long In Dis
covering Its Source.
Onco years ago, when Daniel Web
ster was secretary of state, thero was
an Important foreign matter up fordls
cusslon before tho cabinet, and tho ut
most secrecy was of courso maintain
ed, but the whole thing was blazoned
about In a few hours after the cabinet
meeting. So the president hastily sent
for his cabinet to talk over this leak,
Each man had n different idea of it.
Finally Mr. Webster arose, saying,
"You, gentlemen, go on with your dls-
cusslon, nnd I'll bo bnck In n minute."
In a fow minutes ho returned nnd re
peated every word that had been spo
ken lu the room lu his absence. lit,
explained that If by standing closo to
tho door outsldo the cabinet room you
held your ear to it you could uot dls
tlugulsh ono lntelllglblo word, but If
moving back from tho door and a little
to ono sldo upon a certain spot In tho
carpet you kept an attoutlvo car cv
cry word could bo plainly heard as
though whispered. Some enterprising
eavesdropper hud been experimenting
with tho door and had found that
upon that exact spot there was somo
acoustic property of tho door or room
that conveyed tho sound In perfect en
tirety.
"Golna Going"
Tho auctioneer had auctioneered for
tho last tlmo, for ho was very 111 and
"Doctor," honrsoly whispered tho
hammer wloldcr's wlfo, "what is his
pulso now?"
Tho doctor raised tho patient's wrist.
"Ills pulse," ho nnswered, "Is now
going at 104."
Tho auctlouccr sat up excitedly In
bed,
"Going at 1011" ho cried feebly. "Go
inc at 1011 Who'll make It 105? Dol
UOvqr oneo stopped? Will you bid 105?
Who'll mnko It 105?"
But no ono made it 105. And mln
te later the auctioneer was going-go
lng gonel Exchnnge,
How Eskimo Women De.
On her first entrance to her now hut
of snow nn Eskimo woman, Is buoyed
by hopo of wolcomlng a boh, What of
her last Incoming to thoso nnrrow con
tines? Sho knows that tho mcdlclno
man has decided that her slckuess Is
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f Bmw 8ho n!,ca ' tuo feeWv
....nini,, i,Mt,u iL ,, rnN
nnd dr7nk HC't cloge nt Ler haud, Bu0
sees her loved ones pass out of the
doorway that needs no tunnel entrance
to kcoi;cb, nlra awny, for presently
tuo ,8 80nlo(l w,t'h Bnw Tu
ch, of llcnth nerccs through her cn-
flll ,,, inB11mU
no , , , bo ,ierSi Thp
..., ,.n1,mnnili .-m, i,OP mnv rrt
frosh ,tijclf h food b t starv,
nd frcozl ucr feel),B b d ,R wR
. w
ncss oven that soul's doparturo and
know that Its hour has coino to pcrlsb
alone. narper'a Bazar.
Paying For the Spots,
conceived a perfectly dandy
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10 V"lt u 1 mno miuwia ji hh
" com', 11 0L. I
u" co,u' uuu ",ul" w" "u" S .!
"Jspapci mouoy 10 it mi.
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Press.
Think It Over.
FuddyVhat a happy world this
would bo if more of Us got what wo
wanted! Dudy Yes, or elso fewer of
us got what wo deserved. Boston
Transcript.
Comfortlna the Sick.
Loulso Jcbb-.And tell Tom not to
worry nbout mo.
Mary I did. Ho said ho wouldn't.
"Tho horrid bruto!"-Llfo.
aftnnmn rnv unr nt m inttin nnn nun ..... . . - ....
THE
WRIT?
' By SALUY MENDUM.
(Copyright, Ul I'y AmerUnn Press Asao-
MllllM.I
All IVleist iiii- u.ix tinging with the
mUnler ( ilm An-ughe, mi old man
who lived iiioiic in ids tottage ou the
outskirts cf tin' li.wii Miller, the head
of u deti'ith c in in' In i In' city, twenty
miles ilHiufit. wi i ailed for by the
town uulhorltlcii; lie went up. 'looked
tho mallei' over, onnm to an -agreement
with the maj or .anil .ill umined .to. put
Konio one on the ease (uiuifdjiltely. lie
wiih taking bin Mipper lu a private
room lu n restaurant when the door
opened nnd it mail of father seedy ap
pearance entered;
"Mr. Mllleri 1 believe," said tbu new
comer. "I am. What can 1 do for you?"
"1 was lu the detcctlvo business onccr
nnd I'm trying to get Into It again. I'd
llkctotnko hold of this Meagher case."
"I'm going to sotld a man up to at
tend to It."
Tho seedy Individual pulled a letter
from his pocket nnd banded It to tho
dctcctlvo to read. It was a certlflcato
from a dctcctlvo firm that Joel Zim
merman had worked for It aud dono
good service.
Miller's bargain with the mayor had
been largely contingent upon tracking
nnd capturing tho murderer, n not very
protltablo way to do business. It oc
curred to him that if he could get
this person cheap he would let him.
work for awhile at least long enough
to mnko some development. Besides,
tho man told htm that lie suspected a
certain person and would look for a
clew in that direction. He felt bo con
fident In the mntter that he offered to
work without pay unless ho mndo a
valuable discovery, but stipulated that
ho should have the Held to himself.
No other detective should bo put on
tho case. On these terms Mr. Miller
fcUU VUV, VW i..w " 1 ' - . - i
engaged him and went back to the
city to attend to other matters that
promised more certain results.
Joo Avery, a nephew of (he murder
ed man. lived in Petersvllle. a much ro
snected vounir man. with n very nico'
wife and two very pretty children.!
One dny while walking on the streot
he picked up n ten dollar bill. Ho wns
in hard luck at the time nnd very
much delighted at his llnd. The bill
wnB partly spent for meat nt n butcher
Bhop. The snmo afternoon Avery was'
arrested for the murder of his uncle''
on Information furnlslu-d by Zliumer
uinn. The detective produced a list of
bills, giving their numbers, that he
said he had found lu an unused, chim
ney In tho murdered man's house. The
list wnB supposed to refer to $7,000
that the old man kept there. Tho the
ory wns that the money had been tnlc
cn by the murderer, who had unwit
tingly left tho list.
Everybody In the town wns surprised
at Avery's arrest, nnd no one at first
believed him guilty. It was not sup
posed that his undo had nny money,
and If he hnd tho murderer wad the
only ono who could hnvo known of lt.
Thero was a strong case of clrcum-
stnnclnl evidence ngalnst Avery, but lt
wns weakened by Zimmerman himself,
who under cross examination contra
dicted himself ns to bow. where and
when be had found the list. Experts
disagreed whether lt wns or was not
In the handwriting of Meagher. By
throwing doubt upon this evldcuco tho
prisoner's attorney snved his client
from u vcrdtct of guilty. The Jury dls
agreed, but In order to avoid the ex-
pcnso .of another trial brought lu a ver
dict of not guilty.
Avery had uo doubt that ho bad
bfen made tho victim of n plot and as
soon as he gained his liberty set about
a bit of detect I vo work to discover the
author. The -first fact he noticed wns
that with his nciiultlnl the case was
dropped. Tho authorities believed that
the murderer had been discovered, but
Unit his nniultlnl wns a case of "not
proved" rather than "not guilty." The
detective who worked- up the case
against til 111 - had dropped the mntter
and was .now working for the Miller
detective ngeiiey that hnd employed
him, ludeWl. every ono seemed satis
fled to let the mailer rest except tho
man who had narrowly escaped the
gallow3 and wiih In consequence llvlug
under the ban of being a murdcrpr.
Theso were the reasous that induced
Avery to take up the case on hla own
account.
Avery 1
' clo had
Avery made up Ills mind that bis
been n hoarder. Indeed, be
remembered certain Incidents to In
dlcnto that such wns tho case. Somo
ouo bad discovered that the old man
had money in bis possession and bad
robbed nnd murdered blm to got pos
session of It. If his undo hnd saved
money possibly he might hnvo bad
something to do witli somo bnuk. no
sent out n circular letter to all tho
$2G0(000 lintl bm, lsmml to onc Tluv
otby J. Meagher. Avery did not sup
Poso that his uue
byt BQarcued tho fan,uy fiords aud
Avery was nstouuded. lie was altu
doliubted delighted for two reasons
First, llit was his uncle's legal belr nnd
would be rich: second, hW undo had
Uiidoulitcilly had sonlo mmioy lu his
houso mill hull been robbed as well
ns murdered. Could ho find this rob
ber ho would be exonerated nnd rich,
Ho first took stops to sccuro his
uncle's fortune, then offered $25,000
rownrd for tho murderer.
Tho reward brought a letter from
tho murderer's accomplice stating that
ho would glvu up his principal If not
prosecuted himself. Ills terms wero
accented, nnd ho sent In tho name. It
was Joel Zimmerman.
flight jfltoithy TateY Zlaunbrman warf
J wvy (, Ll W ...V ...f. V. ....Ill V
THE PLANET VENUS.
Nljjjht Eternal Reigns Over One-half
of Her Globe. i
To havo tho snmo hemisphere ex-
posed everlastingly to sunlight whlla
tho other Is In perpetuity turned away
must causo a stato of things of which
what wo know on earth. Baked for
aeons without letup nnd still baking,
tho sunward faco must If unshielded
bo a Tophct surpassing our powers ad
equately to portray. And unshielded It
must be, ns wo shall, presently see.
Revcrsoly the other must bo a hyper
borean expanse- to which our polar re
gions nro tcmpcrato abodes, for upon
bho whol6 hemisphere of Venus the
sun never shlrics, never so much as
peeps abovo tho star studded horizon.
Night, eternal reigns over half of hot
globe. Tho thought would appall tho
most Intrepid of our arctic explorers
and proveut nt least everybody from
going to tho pole, or, rather, what
hero replaces It, "through the dark
continent." It exemplifies tho even
tual effects of a forco In astronomical
mechanics tho Importance of which is
only. beginning to bo appreciated, tidal
friction. It has brought, Venus ns a
world to tho. deathly pass wc havo con
templated together. Starting merely
as a brako upon her rotation, It has
ended by destroying nil thoso physical
conditions which cnnblo our own
world to bo what It is. Night and day,
summer aud winter, heat and cold, arc
vital vicissitudes unkuovu uow upon
our Bister orb. There nothing chnuges
while tho centuries pass. An eternity
of deadly dcathlcssncos is Venus' stat
uesque lot. Dr. Pcrclval Lowell In
Popular Science.
OLE BULL
Not
a Classical Player, but Ho Be
witched His Hearers.
Tho truth Is that Olo Bull was not a
classical nlaver. As I remcmhor htm.
- - ,
he could not play lu strict tempo. Llko
Chopin, he Indulged In tho rubnto and
abused, the portamento. But ho know
his public. Amcrlcn, particularly In
tho regions visited, was not in the
mood for sonatas or concertos. "Old
unn TUCKer" nnu tuo "ArKnnsaw Trav-1
eler" were the mode. Bull played them
both, played Jigs and old I tunes 1, roused
tho echoes with tho "Star Spangled
Banner" and Irish melodies. Ho play-
ed such things beautifully, and It
would havo beeu musical snobbery to
say that you didn't like them. You
couldn't help yourself. Tho grand old
fellow bewitched you.
Ho was n handsomo Merlin, with a
touch, of tho charlatan and a touch of
Liszt in ,hls tall, willowy figure, small
waist and heavy head, of hair. Such
whlto hair! It tumbled In masses
about his kindly faco llko ouc of his
native Norwegian cataracts. IIo was
tho most plcturcsquo old man I ever
saw except' Walt Whitman, at that
tlmo a stendy attendant of the Carl
Gacrtncr string quartet concerts In
Philadelphia. (And what Walt didn't
know about music ho made up In bis
lovo for stray dogs. Ho was seldom
without canlno compauy.) James Hu-
ncker in Everybody's Magazine.
A Lesson For Nellie.
Mrs. Washington wns a strict disci-
plinarian about certain matters and
among other things always required
thO members Of the household to fOl -
low the example of her husband and
dress for dinner, which was at 3
o'clock, On ono occasion Nellie Cus
tls and her cousin, Martha Dandrldge,
appeared nt the table In their morning
gowns, but no comment was made
upon lt until n coacb was seen ap
proaching and tho visitors, some
French ofllcers of high rank and
Charles Carroll, Jr., of Carrollton, onc
of Miss Custls' ardent suitors, were
announced. Instantly tho girls, In a
flutter of excitement, begged to bo ex
cused lu order to change their gowns,
but Mrs. Washington shook her head.
"No," sho nald. "Remain as you are.
A costume good enough for President
Washington Is good enough for uny
guest of his." Needless to say, Miss
Nellie never overlooked her proper
garb for dinner again. National
Monthly.
Sonsiblo 8andy,
Whllo passing by an old fashioned
Inn In Scotland tho tourists wero at
tracted by an ancient bagpiper, who
was tooting atrocious sounds through
an Instrument that was both dilapi
dated aud squeaky. "Great Jericho,
Sandy!" exclaimed ono In desperation.
"Why don't you havo your bagpipes
repaired?" Aud tho old man ceased
playing and looked up In astonish
ment. "Havers, mou, ye dlnna under
stand! If mn bagpolpcs wor in good
tuuo tho inn mon wlnnu glvo me 2
shillings to move on."
Wind Velocity.
Tho majority of peoplo aro uuablo to!
determine tho wind's velocltv When
uciLrmino tuo wiuum uutuj. ulh
tho smoko from 11 chimney moves In n
Btralcbt. vertical column, lt means thnt
u -. .
a ooe 10 iwo nines nn uuur urevzu-w
lilnwln A Hirnn iiiUf. 1111 hunt- wtnil
,r' :i,rx: n" - :c: . ' "
T-eat-fl mllea an hour will BAvny
tho trunk's; at foW ho enjall brauchcs
win bYcoir, ana it takes a muo a mm
tito eUo to enflp tlio trunks or big
j'e'e's Lb'nnon Answer.
Advice.
'Nobotly listens to udvlee."
"You're wrong. One fellow always
does."
"Who's HintV"
" no s tuai I
"Tho fellow whu's giving It." Clove
land Leader.
No Difference,
Jinks Which women havo tho worst
iO worst
tempers, blouds or brunettes? Illuks
.... .... . . 1 ,.1
iiy wuo uua ueuu uuiu, uuu a cuuiu
pdt tfed hrsf Wacriaft'c.-New York
a
For the next fifteen tdaya ..
all our ladies' suits, ladies'
. t , i
misses and children s cloaks
anJ furs will be cut to one-
, , - . f,
halt the tormer price, tomo
early for wc have not many
left
THE LEADER.
Mcdonald state bank.
Doublet lu Paid Up Capital Stock-
Notico is hereby given that on Janti-
ary 11th, 1910, tho McDonald Statu
Bank of North Platte, Nebraska; by a
volu of nil of tho shares of stock cast
at its regular annual meeting, in.
creased its paid-up Capital Stock froth
$50,000.00 to the full $100,000.00 author
ized by its Articles of Incorporation.
Mcdonald state bank,
By Chas. McDonald. President.
Attest: W. H. McDonald, Cashier.
DOUBLES ITS PAID-UP CAPITAL
STOCK.
Maxwell State Bank of Maxwell,
Nebraska.
Notice is hereby given that on Jan
uary 12th, 1910, tho Maxwell State
Bank of Maxwell, Nebraska, by a vote
of all of the shares of stock cast at Its
annual meeting, increased its paid-up
capital Btock from $5,000.00 to the fufl
$10,000.00 authorized by its Articles of
Incorporation. 1
MAXWELL STATE BANK.
By W. H. McDonald, Pres.
Attest: W. C. Plumer, Cashier.
Notice.
Tri-County Telephono Rates Gandy
to North Platte 35 cents, Gandy to
Loudon's (Myrtle) 15 cents. Loudon's
to North Plntte 20 cents. Always ask
for the Metallic Line. Best of service
guaranteed.
Notice to Patrons of The Fnnncr Line
of the Tri-County Telephone Co.
On and after March 1st, 1910, all
parties owning phones on said line will
be held responsible for all messacea
sent over thego lines by out8ldo partieg
fom their nhones. Rate is 20 cent
for each message. All bills must bo
paid in full monthly.
Offering Cigars
to your guests is a risky proposition
juniessyou Know the cigars. To be al-.
ways on tho safe side keep a box of -
our Forest King brand in your house.-
. They are .cigars which experienced
'BmnVnraflotiirA thn hnf fm- tha mnnmr
th eyer knew No d f f.
. . r m. .. nnn . .
Forest King.
J. F. SCHMALZRIED.
A Good Road Horse
that is well fed and well groomed, Burc
footed and equal to any emergency wo
will rent you at any time that you wish
to indulge in a satisfactory and pleasur
able drive. Wo have all kinds, of
vehicles in the latest styles, and that
are rich nnd handsome, that you can
have at low prices.
A. M. Lock.
HriEMFF'S SALE,
llr virtue of an onli-r of hhIk Uui.p.i
tho district court of Lincoln conntr. Nclir!,-
ka. upon adeem of fnnclosuro rendered in
i Ssln t:o."V, wiiorein t. v uniunls plaint II and
gaml,0l nn,., Kuto J Snell. Sarali lliuw.
Guardian and Lots 1. 2. a, t, s.o, 7 and s, block
u'11 "m' i l,rl" I'Utt..
,.,'im-iiiii i. uniy. ii-'raKa
remi-im
and ii' me- lt ited.
are ua-
I will on the
'll ' March l"le, at J o'clock V. m
ww' of u... conn b m
at publics auction to tho bliuiest bidder for
cash, to satisfy tuld decree, lntoreet and
coiit8,tbo followUitr .described proDorry, to-wlt 1
piUJnal city of North Platte. Lincoln Coun
ty. Nuhraska.
Dated at North Platte, Nab . Fuh. 1, 1310.
I L Mn TOJoiniOKU. unorliy,
-J , A Ul 4M Ua B1U1 Da I 1 1 C 1 1 h 111. rir Tnit
Serial No. 0?260,
NOTU'EFOH I'L'in.lCATION
DKVARTMKNT OF TllK tNTRRIOK,
United Still on I.aiul otllix.
At North Platte. Nultraalca.. Feb- 5,1610,
Notico l hereby utven that Ifoburt
anUen. of Maxwell. Noliraka. wlio, on Sent
- a7tli. Mi, madi. home&teatt tntry No. twM,
tor, Soctlon J. Township H N.. Itanifu 18
W.. of tliu flth Principal Meridian, lias filed
j notice of Intention to make final Dve rear
serial uu, ua.iu.. rnr kouui e&wt. nn.r.
ti roof to establish claim lo tli i.n.i f,....
described, Ixiforo tho recUter and receiver
Ir vfJP.V!.!.115 wourasica. on tho uth day
uiaimaut
?,
a V
names as,.wltnciscg: Krwl
Baontf an' end tub day'." "" .
execuieu.
XU1TCB. I